Pulaski Blue Jays
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The Pulaski Blue Jays were a professional minor league baseball team in the Appalachian League. They were an advanced rookie affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays professional major league team.
In September 2006, the Toronto Blue Jays announced that they would drop the Pulaski team from its minor league roster.[[1]]
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[edit] Hometown
The team’s hometown was Pulaski, Virginia, USA. Pulaski is about 265 mi (425 km) southwest of Washington, DC and 220 mi (350 km) southwest west of Richmond, Virginia. The closest major city to Pulaski is Roanoke, Virginia which is about 50 miles to the northeast.
[edit] Ballpark
The Pulaski Blue Jays played in Calfee Park. Calfee Park opened in 1935 and has a capacity of 2500 fans. A number of houses that surround the park have good views of games. The director of stadium operations is Dave Hart and the head groundskeeper is Gary Martin. A review of the ballpark with photos is available at: http://www.ballparkreviews.com/pulaski/pulaski.htm
The park had major renovations prior to the 1999 season, with a new grandstand behind the plate and along the first-base side as well as “open-air suites” (railed-in areas with picnic tables) farther down on the first-base line. A new scoreboard was also installed.
[edit] Pulaski minor league teams
- Pulaski Counts, 1942, 1946-1950
- Pulaski Phillies, 1952-1955
- Pulaski Cubs, 1957-1958
- Pulaski Phillies, 1969-1977
- Pulaski Braves, 1982-1992
- Pulaski Rangers, 1997-2002
- Pulaski Blue Jays, 2003-2006
Pulaski's minor league team was Appalachian League's champion in 1948, 1969, 1986, and 1991.
[edit] External links
- Official web page
- Minor League Baseball Official site - contains a page with schedules, scores and statistics
- Calfee Park, Pulaski, VA - another review of the park
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| Bluefield Orioles | Burlington Royals | Danville Braves | Princeton Devil Rays | Pulaski Blue Jays | Bristol White Sox | Elizabethton Twins | Greeneville Astros | Johnson City Cardinals | Kingsport Mets | |
